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uitrit tutes. @anni -ffira J. D. Lancs, or BENoBscorAND E. s. WARDWELL; or BUoKsroRuMAINE. I

heee-r3 Paten: N'. 79,580, dated-Juzg t, 186s.

mueven cLoAK'AND GOAT-sustenance.

ATO ALL WHOM IT MAY lCONCIgRN:

Be it known that we, J. 'D. Lusen, of Penobscot, and E. S. WARDWELL, `of Bucksport, both'in-the State 'of Maine, have invented anew and useful or improved Coat and Cloak-Suspender; and we do hereby declaesthat the following is la. full, clear, and exact description of the .construction and operation of the same, reference being had `to the accompanying drawings, .making a part'of this specication, .in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of our invention with the upper part of a, coat suspended thereon.v Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on line A B, iig, 1; and

Y Figure 3 is a. horizontal section taken on line C D, fig'. 1.

' Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalv'gnres.

' The nature of our invention consists in a suspender for coats and cloaks, constructed of metal or other snitablemateriah andformedtovcorrespond `to the form of the upper part of the human shoulders, it having a vertical as well as horizontal curve conforming to the outlines of that part of the human form, and havingha' suicient' lateral breadth to support the shoulders of the garment', with a contour at its upper part lconformingl to the garments shape, aud being provided with a central hook or loop for attaching it to A a rod, hook, or other support; the suspender and its hook .being relatively so adjusted that the line of gravity, when supporting the garment, shall allow the latter to hang naturally, without danger of being kdistorted ordrawnout of shape, as so often results from the use of hoops, rods, and the other usualappliauces used for suspending coats and cloaks.

l In the drawings, E represents the bodyr ofY the suspender, which consists of an upper har, arand alower bar, b, which intersect and-unite at c c, which vpoints constitute' the extremes of the wings of the: suspender.

The bars a b, besides being -united at c c, are also strengthenedl by the cross-bars d d, which extend from one 4to the other, and which also serve, by their backward curve, t-o give the slispender its proper contour.

The bar a is of sucient convexity to correspond to the shape of the garment, asshownning. 1. e is the eye, whichl may be formed as# a part of the suspender, or may be made separate, and afterwards attached thereto. This eye is formed with a suitable angleto the vertical line of the body, as shown in fig'. 2, so that the suspender and coat shall conform to each other in their vertical'line.

- As before stated, the loop e may be'employed when wardrobe-hooks, as shown atj', form the means of suspension, but when rods are employed, a hook, as shown by dotted lines atg, would be u .iore useful, and both may be formed ou one suspender'. i A

The bar b has a backward curve, as shown in fig'. 3, and-the bara havinga similarbackward curve, the

-suspender has thus,'in this d're'ction, the required fullness of form'to adapt it to that of the garment.

This suspender we usually form of iron',.by casting, as a rapid and inexpensive means of producing them; but when lightness is of importance, they can be `formed of sheet metal, by means of dies, or they can b'e constructed of wood; in :either of which latter cases they may be formed with continuous surface orfopen work, asV here shown. I y v Y u What we claim as a newarticle of manufactureand desirejto secure by Letters Patent,` is

The cont and cloak-s`uspender E, when constructed of iron or other -snitable'materiah andformed with its upper conveirity of line, its backward horizontal curve from the ends to the centre, its vertical curvaand the hook-or loop'e,'formed Arelative to the body of' the suspender, so that the-centre of gravity of'the suspender, and the garment hung thereon, shall* coincide, all substantially as-described'andshown.

J'. D. LEACH, E.' S.- WARDWELL.

AWitnesses: i

Jenn WENrwon'rH, L. T. Donn.- 

